Monday, April 12, 2010

sorry I have been a little blog lax of late.it's because as the first date draws near,I'm getting sooo excited about playing the one man showpainting with guitarthat I've been working day and night designing new sounds,learning material, practicing, and writing new pieces.

the state-of-the-art downsized super rig is slowly, byte by bytebecoming a reality and I dare say my guitar has neversounded so good, positively rife with new sonic wrinkles.

apart from several sections from e and the customaryversion of drive I won't be playing much of anythingyou've heard me do before with the trio or krimson.I've chosen mostly songs from op zop too wah, a coupleof bears songs (one I've never played live), a few thingsfrom side 1, and mixed them with brand new pieces,places for some (hopefully) blazing guitar improvsand a chance to field questions from the audience.in place of the explosive energy of a rock concert I hopeto offer the quieter refinements of beautiful songs,improvisation, conversation, a surprise or two, andof course a rare chance to see a few of my paintings close up.

I've just learned the Fairfield, Ohio show is now sold out!my advice: don't miss this one.

ps: the above photo is of the latest painting finishedjust a few weeks back. in an effort to create more dimensionI bolted two canvases together with parts of the secondcanvas showing through a large hole in the first one.